There are five pillars – or basic tenets – of Islamic faith. Each of these pillars is an important part of being Muslim. When I was growing up in India, my father’s Muslim friends would get me new ...

Explain to your students that you will be examining the religion of Islam and how it fits in with modern society. Begin by asking your students, as a whole class, to brainstorm a list of things that ...

Most Muslim Americans say religion is very important in their lives, two-thirds pray every day (including 48% who pray all five salah daily), and nearly half attend religious services at a mosque at ...

It is therefore necessary to combine these two approaches by clarifying the relationship between Islam and the state, while at the same time seeking to achieve fundamental reform of certain aspects of ...